An Inspiring Homecoming Date

[@nandatoney]

I love this chick!!! The world needs sooooooo many more of her!! Kudos to Steve for publicizing this!!!!!!!!!

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

She is so beautiful and sweet

[@ElectronicHouseFlash]

Genetic jackpot. She is definitely in the top 10 prettiest women on this planet. Not only pretty but also incredibly cute and heartwarming. I could listen to her for hours

[@deandreleftridge1272]

Jackpot

[@alyssawilkins4967]

A lot of people are saying she's just doing this for attention, I promise she's not. She lived close to me and she is one of the nicest, sweetest people you'll ever meet

[@hd-xc2lz]

@K Dubbs I agree. I feel sure her heart is in the right place, but this pity date really only reinforces the very scenario that the bullies created, that the boy cannot get a date on his own, as well as makes his (mild) autism a national story.

[@TacticalReligion]

SHE BULLIED ME

[@TacticalReligion]

@@CT-Irodion don't tell me what i'm not being

[@mereje]

even if she was doing this for attention...turning the negative into the positive deserves all the limelight

[@TacticalReligion]

@@mereje SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE B CUPS

[@10172]

thank you so much Steve for putting Michael on your show, he is my cousin and I'm so glad that people are being so nice to Michael about what happened.

[@thomaswasa]

I hope your cousin finds a girl who actually cares for him and wants to go on a real date with him. He seems like a nice guy and he deserves that. This was a pity date and a PR stunt from a girl trying to make herself look good

[@10172]

thank you for saying that nice stuff about Michael but Miss greater salt lake did not think just about looking good, she had a uncle just like Michael with the same dissabilites and she would help him, that's why she did this for michael because she wanted to be kind and for her uncle, but still thank you, and thank you everybody who is being kind about this.

[@nolanhyde1425]

@@10172 facts 👌 don't listen to the haters.

[@famineluke1961]

Allyson Gaines 😊😊😊

[@randomgenz506]

I am his sister and I too am glad y'all are being so nice to my bro. He has actually asked a girl out so 🤞

[@sophiecormier7031]

What a beautiful person she is. I'm a women with a disability so this makes my heart happy.

[@ocubex]

Have to applaud her, she is indeed beautify insde and outside!!!

[@MrsDaedalus_]

Jesus Christ, He is real handsome...why the hell is he being bullied? I've been bullied as well in High School due to my nationality and man.... kids can be so cruel 🙄

[@is-haqal-sabiriy2528]

Life in multiple colours I did as well... I grew up and befriended my bullies. I won from inside and became mentally strong.

[@famineluke1961]

@life in multiple colours, life can be rough and sore but do not ever give up, those people who were bullying you, were probably very jealous of you and considered you weird if I may not mistaken. But, guess what being called “weird” is another way of saying special edition which they don’t see in other sources😃😃, so embrace yourself in a genuine respect, dignity and self worth. As the quote says “ you are what you repeatedly do”. Hang in there pal, I certainly believe in you 😊😊

[@hd-xc2lz]

Was being bullied because he's mildly autistic. Bullies felt they needed to teach him a lesson that his classmates will never accept him as normal, so tricked him into believing he scored a date to the prom like any other "normal" kid, then publicly pulled the rug out from beneath him. Utterly vile prank, just hope the bullies' parents are deeply ashamed and classmates are shunning them.

[@UndertakerU2ber]

@@hd-xc2lz I can tell you that bullies didn't do what they did to "teach him a lesson." The guy is very "animated" so to say, and I'm guessing that they found his reactions to their crap to be hilarious. When I was in high school, there was a guy named Derek who was targeted because things got under his skin. Kids would say "Shut up Derek" during class, knowing that he wasn't talking, just to watch him become defensive about being accused of talking in class. The kids tried branching out to targeting others, myself included, but it never really went anywhere because everyone else let it roll off their shoulders. I wish I understood this when I was younger, because older kids at summer camps bullied me with gaslighting where they'd tell me one thing, then play dumb later on and act like I'm crazy when I confront them about it. Counselors were lazy and callous, and couldn't care less about what was going on.

[@deepalin2481]

so amazing need more people like her 😭😭🤗💯♥️ so sweet

[@wombatgirl598]

Good on her... as long as he is happy & not feel like people are feeling sorry for him... not everyone likes sympathy better to have empathy.❤️❤️❤️

[@waheedahsrecipes5004]

There is a lot of wonderful and beautiful people in the world Thank you STEVE for putting the spotlight on the young man story

[@princesstruc2005]

That gesture was so beautiful and heartwarming ❤

[@kaylynpayne4082]

& guess what!!! She WON MISS UTAH LAST NIGHT!!!👑👑

[@WhiteTigerLuva80]

This was a beautiful gesture 😊

[@WhiteTigerLuva80]

Wether she did or not. She will be remembered for doing this for that young man

[@j5892000]

It's depressing I'm sure to learn he will never have her and that the date was all just for fun. I'm sure he want something more but she doesn't.

[@randomgenz506]

I actually have asked some one out. And I know that she is taken but I am not sad. She did this because I have been bulied my whole life and this was the one laugh I needed.😊

[@stevehuggett2098]

NoVaKane, what an appropriate name to hide behind, especially in light of your callous opinion. I would think you may well end up a very lonely person, bereft of real friends, with only family to fall back on because they have no alternative, in your twilight years. As a mental health professional, when I see messages such as yours, I have to wonder just what motivates you? Is it Schadenfreude, is it sociopathy, perhaps it is pure hate. Every action, every response, has a trigger. Not knowing you, I am left only with a deep sadness for you. If I might venture to write, "life is a very finite proposition. It is a guarantee that nobody will get out alive. With that thought in mind, even if but a seedling, can you really afford to waste any of your allotment on prurience?" Perhaps I have misread you and your words were triggered by your envy. Your victim is autistic, he will be for his entire life and can do NOTHING to change that. How much do you envy now, his few moments in the Sun? I wish you well, and I wish too you will find your way to a kinder and less judgemental life in your future.

[@onochiedonatus7019]

More love can heal this world.

[@kathrynsue1986]

im disabled i wish i had a someone like her in high school i went to every dance alone

[@thomasbaron5367]

I nevee went to any of my school dances because if i was going alone I'd just rather not go at all

[@MAGNUM05]

Dexonna, you've done the right thing. Thank you so much for helping out Michael experience homecoming. God bless you and Michael

[@hokuamani24]

The world needs MANY MANY MANY women/people like her!! Thank you for being inspiring & God Bless You!

[@bikerboy9010]

It's very cruel and evil that there were some students who tricked Michael into believing he had been asked to a dance. No one deserves to be treated that way. Michael seems like a very intelligent person who's very kind. I wish the best in life for Michael and Dexonna.

[@SweetPea1993]

Her inner beauty shines so bright that it overflows into outer beauty... Hope she won the pageant!

[@caj1119]

What a big heart she has! She always knows how to look good too, no matter where she is.

[@nolanhyde1425]

Hope you had fun Michael! Glad to see you on Steve Harvey! You crack me up.

[@otherworldly351]

What a small world that I stumbled across this video. I went to treatment in Utah for almost a year and a half, and then I was in a step down program, also in Utah, for almost 8 months. Dexonna was a staff at my step down program. We knew her there as “Dex.” Such a sweet, beautiful, caring, confident, inspiring girl and staff. Dex, if you’re reading this, I miss you and hope you remember me!

[@nickmurray9620]

That’s one hell of a first date

[@slowhypno]

Elder Holland was right as usual. There are angels walking among us. Way to go young lady. HOPE FOR OUR COUNTRY.

[@totaldramatyler4484]

Michael seems like such a nice guy I don’t get why people would bully him and Dexonna well she’s beautiful and nice to people people like that are pretty rare

[@ahmedmahmud3383]

“Yeahhhh You In The Game Now BAby”🍼

[@robertholman235]

Can't stop watching this video, When i was young i was bullied too. Wish i had a chance to go out on a date with someone as pretty and as kind as her.I'm legally blind.

[@perisndirangu1018]

She’s so cute ...

[@mentalease5987]

She sees the "bill gates" in that dude..

[@Kim67749]

Bro. Lmao. I see it too

[@adamromero]

I guess they will get divorced in 27 years? 🤣

[@downwithdexter]

Lucky Guy. Before phones, i was bullied and made fun of when i asked a girl out when i was in high school. Nobody stuck up for me and that never changed. Ill never feel popular or lucky guy like this guy. Good for him. I never went to a prom, homecoming or and major dance cause i was nerdy, slightly autistic, and adhd as well. I chose to even skip walking the stage on graduation day so i didnt feel humiliated. Not all of us get lucky like this guy. Good for him. he has a bright future. i wish i had this kids life

[@itwaswritten1196]

Just when you think humanity is irreconcilable. Two kids come along and teach we adults a life's lesson. Well done 👏

[@amandasmith3504]

He is a cute guy. I hope this stays with him & builds his confidence.

[@Silentwalkertv]

Woww she is so pretty 😍😍😍

[@EROK1R]

I feel like in a way it’s good gesture and all I get the intention, but I feel like the young man can also get hurt by it cuz what if he gets his hopes up and then the girl doesn’t want anything more. 🤔

[@Jane-gv3cn]

Samuel Preciado exactly, especially since she said she always does this. And people who cant get a date will get attatched & hurt And dad said first date....well its not really a date if u think about it...

[@EROK1R]

Yup that is true.

[@SailorBarsoom]

_what if he gets his hopes up and then the girl doesn’t want anything more_ That's called "dating." It's the risk you take. Like this would be the first girl who *didn't* want to follow the first date with lifelong commitment.

[@EROK1R]

Yea that’s I feel like she was just doing it out of pity though. I could be wrong but again I get your point.

[@sashak6388]

This isn't dating. It's an attention seeking girl accompanying a guy to a dance. She sees him as a charity case and nothing more. He gets a date, she gets attention and social currency

[@lollypop6155]

I'm so happy now.

[@TheAliAzhar]

That's a handsome dude right there why the hell would you ignore a guy like him and prank him.

[@daniellehoreau7721]

"People who don't usually get dates..." Sorry, but this seems like something I call "nice/nasty". It feels like she doing this as charity work or something. It's very attention seeking. If he asked her on a REAL date or to be his girlfriend she would probably say no.

[@nolanhyde1425]

Well you also got to think about it she is like 25 and Michael is 16 obviously she wouldnt go out with him it would be illegal.

[@daniellehoreau7721]

TBH, that's a little worse. It definitely shows pity. Like when a little kid finds out you don't hang out with (babysit) them b/c you like them but b/c you are getting paid. If he's content I guess It's alright but a fake date would just hurt my self-esteem. In high school I had good looking guys supposedly ask me out but I could still tell it was a joke. I'd rather not go on a date than to go on one where they aren't intersted or think I'm a joke/practice/charity case.

[@kaylynpayne4082]

She was 18 when this aired. She’s 19 now she graduated last year

[@randomgenz506]

This was Not out of pitty or a publicity stunt she did she did this because he has been bulied his whole life and this moment was the one that he needed the moment that said you can't hurt me and never will. Ps I am his sis and he stuck up for me in thick and thin

[@joshbracamonte2689]

Bruh I’d be so humiliated if she asked me for just a gesture. I feel so sorry for this guy

[@randomgenz506]

She did not just do it for a publicity stunt she did it out of the goodness in her heart I would know. Because I am him

[@dominicbonarrigo6502]

The older we all get. The more I see guys like Michael with insanely beautiful wives, hang in there pal❤

[@anamacedo]

I’m seriously crushing on Michael! Handsome, smart, funny and kind. How come no one asked him out for real????? Also, they keep complimenting her and her mother, but nothing for him and his das? Kind of hard To watch really...

[@randomgenz506]

Hi Ana Macedo this is Michael. Thank you so much for the kind words about me. I didn't really want to date because I was worried I would get my heart broken.

[@randomgenz506]

Ps thank you for spelling my name right

[@anamacedo]

@@randomgenz506 you're welcome, I was just being sincere, you sound like a really nice guy. It makes sense to not want a relationship, with people being so deceiving, heartless at times. I hope you're surrounded by better people now.

[@amandasmith3504]

I'm really sad to see all the negative comments below about the young lady. It's very clear she is genuine in her wish to uplift this young man who just needed to be given a chance to feel like a normal guy. Bullying is sickening but maybe more sickening is the collective cynicism.

[@j5892000]

A pity date. That's insulting

[@randomgenz506]

It was NOT a pitty date. In fact they are the best of friends

[@dylanmendicina7391]

There’s going to be one super lucky guy to have her on his arm. He better do everything he can to keep her, lol.

[@michaelonyeka4075]

Her mum is beautiful. I don't mind having her as my wife haha

[@jayrupe5597]

That's great but it only happens one in a lifetime

[@nhiarslain2422]

Sweet!

[@AlexB-bc9sw]

Let's wait & see where these two are in 25 years. I do agree though there needs to be more ladies to approach guys. But hey what do I know, I'm just a guy right?

[@randomgenz506]

The funny thing is I have just graduated high school

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

Hypocrites will do anything for likes and followers. She doesn't care about that guy.

[@CT-Irodion]

You're being way too cynical.

[@theresamischeski71]

That's the woman who you Marry 😎 A beautiful soul whom will be a beautiful Wife 😍

[@briandauch303]

Right after the episode airs she breaks up with him

[@ironcote6346]

1:27 sounds like a couple telling their first sex story

[@cidadam2618]

She doing it for the fame

[@BigMikesAMan]

Hey, Mr. Harvey ! Have your people reached out to CT Fletcher or are they ? Please do.

[@karambafatty9693]

Wow that's so cool🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@that1pretty.potprincess779]

if they dont get married

[@25803]

wow.

[@natalina8593]

I’m seeing comments on here about how the pageant girl )who i can’t remember how to spell the name of) did this to make herself look better but where is your proof that she didn’t do it out of kindness pageant girls who look as pretty as her can be nice too stop trying to judge before you know the whole situation. Also the parents and autistic boy all made it pretty clear it was done out of kindness

[@bikerboy9010]

I agree with you. Michael's parents and Michael do understand how Dexonna did this out of kindness. Michael's parents and Michael agree with the motivation behind what Dexonna did. Michael and Dexonna both seem like nice kind hearted people. I wish Michael and Dexonna the best.

[@achach228]

He’s cute

[@wh0_is_jay]

Yo this kid goes to my school

[@randomgenz506]

Hi! This is Michael

[@speedkiller3084]

but uk she would fall for him and i wouldnt be surprised fr

[@mszdaniels21]

I need Steve to hook me up with a date.... I'm 38 and never had a date😭

[@nolanhyde1425]

Get off KZbin and ask out a random girl at Starbucks.

[@mszdaniels21]

Been there done that

[@brookeb82]

I'm in the same boat and I'm 36 lol so don't feel bad!

[@melisbookreviews]

Never went for my homecoming 😣

[@he-man5049]

💪💙💪

[@lee48lee68]

That was very sweet. I don’t understand the need to do a kind gesture then make it public though. He’s not a charity case, just a young man who’s a late bloomer. He’ll grow into his own eventually.

[@daniellemitchell2342]

Lee48Lee can i ask how she is making it public? Don't all these prom/homecoming stories go viral?

[@lee48lee68]

danielle mitchell -They don’t all go viral. In fact most don’t. She made the interview about how kind she was. If this were truly an act of kindness it should have remained private. I personally know a group of University aged students who do extraordinary volunteer work and have been since the age of 16 who although they’ve been offered publicity for their philanthropy, they’ve refused and will not ever make it about themselves. I’ve seen true selflessness on an ongoing basis. This video is such a contrast to what I’ve witnessed.

[@daniellemitchell2342]

Lee48Lee interesting point. And it also doesn't help she's trying to be Miss Utah.

[@randomgenz506]

She ment for it to be privet and for the last time it was NOT A PUBLICITY STUNT

[@oeao2841]

He looks like he doesn’t like what’s going on...honestly no man would want be in his shoes basically being humiliated

[@rayallen6818]

H DLT I thought I was the only one...this is hard to watch.... It is embarrassing for him...at least I think so

[@oeao2841]

Sweetmama2.0 his father is to blame for not making a man out of his son

[@Jane-gv3cn]

H DLT YES!!! Agree 100%, exactly what I said. Its dads job to drop the knowledge so his son isnt like this🤦🏻‍♀️

[@RoyalMasterpiece]

He has a disability. If it is Autism, some people don’t know how to express emotions properly.

[@sashak6388]

beautiful story about a girl going on a pity date and using it for her own personal PR? Nah, nothing beautiful about this other than the overly staged photos they took

[@coke1011]

It’s only a nice gesture if you dont need recognition for it.

[@dylanfields6878]

🍿

[@lipsohlips97]

Idk I find this disturbing. Like fact that shes trying to be Ms. UTAH and like purposely goes out of her way to go to the "inferior looking" people? Seems like she has ulterior motives. Idk something about it just feels slimy. The boy seems nice and hes very cute.

[@randomgenz506]

I can promise you that she did this for kindness not publicity

[@parrisnia72]

"Nice gesture"... I guess, but it sounds more like a pity date

[@hunterrosalies237]

So this was bc of pity? Dang..

[@randomgenz506]

NO. IT WAS NOT

[@matt172]

The guy is waaay to happy about this girl... they def got it on that day

[@binmiaowang8898]

M. SEB b

[@thomaswasa]

definitely not. She's an attention seeker. If she gave him some then yeah, she's the real MVP. But we all know she did this for attention and to seem like a good person. That's it

[@randomgenz506]

@@thomaswasa no. I am Michael's father it was his choice for him to date and things like that and everyone who says she is FAKE and saying things like did they smash you just turned a beautiful story in a hatefull speech

[@Jane-gv3cn]

First date? The dad shoulda stepped in a long time ago and dropped some knowledge on his son🤔

[@randomgenz506]

We let our kids date when ready. I don't think you should be spreading rumors about people you dont even know

[@CalvinAnderson-s2u]

THIS YOUNG LADY IS AMAZING 👏 👍 🫶 😇 😍 😋 SHE IS SWEET, WONDERFUL, KIND, LOVING AND CARING YOUNG LADY..HER MOTHER SHOULD BE PROUD OF HER ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY INSIDE AND OUT and HE IS A NICE GUY 👦 ❤️ 🎉💥✨️👍😋💯🤗🫶... this young lady is GREAT YOU GO GIRL, GO GIRL. GOOD LUCK in being MISS UTAH you are the best good luck in everything you do ❤🎉🤗🫶😋👍😉💯✨️💥👏🥳😎🫡😊🤠😍💫💖😁🕊 🌹🌹⚘️⚘️🌹🌹⚘️⚘️🌹🌹 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀